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Photo: Graeme Murray
In a stunning seaside setting, Fyffe House is Kaikōura’s oldest surviving building and the last remnant of a pioneer whaling station established in 1842 with a rich history that is centuries deep, dating from the arrival of tangata whenua.
Discover the story behind the celebrated leader of the Aotearoa New Zealand women's suffrage movement, Kate Sheppard.
Visual signals were important features of any port, necessary for communication between ship and shore, in pre-radio times. The Timeball Station sustained devasting damage during the Canterbury earthquakes, with only the tower remaining.
